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अल्पा (alpA)

 
L R Vaidya
English
alpa {% a. (f. ल्पा) (op. to महत्, बहु and बृहत्) %} 1. Small, little, scanty, अल्पस्य हेतोर्बहु हातुमिच्छन् R.ii.47, i.2, M.xii.74
2. trifling, M.x.36
3. seldom, rare (as in अल्पप्रयोगोऽयं शब्दः)
4. of short existence. (The acc. inst. and abl. singulars, viz., अल्पम्, अल्पेन and अल्पात are used as indeclinables in the sense of ‘easily, ‘without much trouble, ‘a little, ‘for a slight reason, प्रीतिरल्पेन Ram.)